CENTCOM alleges ships crew ignored warnings attempted to run naval blockade
A naval officer aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) oversees flight operations from the control tower as the amphibious assault ship sails in the Arabian Sea. US warships and aircraft deployed to the Middle East are enforcing the naval blockade against Iran.PHOTO: CENTCOM X
US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on X on Sunday that the military disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, after the ship’s crew “ignored repeated warnings” and “attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade against Iran.”
U.S. Forces Disable Cargo Vessel Attempting to Violate Blockade
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces disabled a commercial cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 10, after the ship’s crew ignored repeated warnings and attempted to run the ongoing naval blockade… pic.twitter.com/qBKcU6gWqR
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) October 11, 2026
A fighter jet disabled the propulsion system of the Panama-flagged M/V Ocean Molica (also called the “Arika Sun”). According to CENTCOM, the vessel was “attempting to transit regional waters after having previously departed an Iranian port.”
CENTCOM resumed the blockade against all ships entering or departing Iranian ports on July 14.
According to CENTCOM tallies, four commercial vessels have been disabled, and 135 ships have been turned around thus far. CENTCOM further stated that “US forces destroyed 10 tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ multibillion-dollar shadow network over the same period.”
